Afterwords Bookstore Closing its Doors

Afterwords Bookstore, a fixture on Duckworth Street in St. John’s, posted a notice to customers on its front door this morning.

The letter reads: “We have tried to keep Afterwords going to serve our community and support our family. In the end we could do neither. Good bye.”

The business has not be open all week, but the notification was posted sometime this morning.

Many are expressing their dismay over losing the bookstore.

Afterwards Bookstore, 245 Duckworth Street has a sign in the window that says, the long running downtown business has closed their doors. People in the area say it has been closed since Monday morning and the notification was posted today.@VOCMNEWSpic.twitter.com/a19ZOcVM9x